Collar.



R. M. RODDEN.

COLLAR..

APPLICATION FILED Dnc. 22', 1911.

1 ,102,440, Patented July 7, 1914.

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RICHARD MONTGOMERY RODDEN, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC?, CANADA.

COLLAR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1914s.

Application led December 22, 1911. Serial No. 667,264.

`To all LU/wm t may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD MONTGOM- ERY ltoDDnN, of the city ofy Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Collars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

vThis invention relates to improvements in collars, and the object is to provide a collar of a double or folded variety which will have all the pliability and freedom of movement at the front which a single collar has.

A further object is to provide ya fold collar having the upper corners thereof free to move independently, said collar being so constructed that these corners will normally remain in engagement so that the wearers neck will not be visible therebetween.

Still another object is to provide a collar so constructed that the tie will beheld at the lower portion thereof.

ln the present. form of fold collars, the attaching tongues are made the full depth of the inner flap or neck band of the collar, one of these tongues being given an upward turn so as to closely engage the fold between the inner and outer flaps of the collar and hold the ends of the collar together. The disadvantage of this forno. is that there is no flexibility at the front of the collar with the result that a person with a large larynx who desires to wear this form of collar is compolled to either wear a very low collar or else endure the irritation of the unyielding collar pressing against his larynx.

To accomplish these objects l provide a collar of substantially the usual Vfold type having an inner flap or neck band which may be connected either to the top of the collar or to an inwardly folded extension thereof. The neck band is provided with attaching tongues projecting beyond the ends of the outer flap so as to be overlapped and hold the ends of the outer flap in abutting or approximately abutting relation. These attaching flaps are made only a part of the depth of the neck band and are located at lthe lower portion thereof, so that the upper portion of the neck band is free to be sprung outwardly and carry with it the corners of the outer flap. Small supplementary flaps are secured to the neck band to provide a suitable hold for the attaching tongues, so that the saine will be enabled to normally hold the edges of the collar together in the usual manner.

In the drawings which illustrate this inventionzHFigure 1 is a perspective `view of the collar as seen from the front when worn. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the collar seen from the back and showing the structure of the inner fold. Fig. 3 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1, showing one of t-he corners of the outer flap raised and pulled forward to illustrate t-he flexibility of the collar. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view showing the attachment of one of the supplementary flaps. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a slightly alternative form of collar flattened out.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 11 designates the outer llapof a fold collar and 12 the inner flap or neck band of same, said flaps being preferably connected at their upper edges as indicated at 13. The neck band is provided at its ends with attaohing tongues 14 and 15, said tongues being located at'the lower portion thereof, so that the upper part of the ends of the neck band are entirely disconnected. These upper portions of the end of the neck band are preferably formed at an angle, as shown at 16, so that when the ends of the collar are brought together a triangular space is formed between the ends of the neck band and the upper edges of the tongues, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The ends of the neck band above the tongues may if desired be perpendicular instead of sloped, and in any case the spring of the material forming the collar will normally hold the upper portions of the neck band in position but will allow the same to be bent outwardly without straining the collar fastening. The upper edge 17 of the tongue 15 is upwardly curved in the usual manner for the purpose of holding the ends of the collar closelytogether. Since this tongue cannot rest in the fold between the inner and outer flaps of the collar, it is necessary to provide a supplementary flap 18 secured to the outer surface of the neck band adjacent each end thereof. The upper edge of the tongue engages under this flap 18 and operates in the well known manner` to hold the ends of the collar closely together. While only one flap is required for this purpose a duplicate flap is placed on the other end of the collar sothat the wearer may slip the neckband of his tie under these y flaps to prevent the tie from riding up and y tion of the collar.

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restricting the iiexibility of the upper por- The flap 15 is provided with a triangular aperture 20 having an eyelet 21 of suitable size to accommodate thev shank of a collar button communicating with the triangular opening at the apeX thereof, said triangular opening being of a suitable size to admit the head of a collar button.

The modification shown in Fig. 5 consists in folding the outer flap 11 of the collar at the line 22 which corresponds to the foldl occurring at the line 18 in the other figures. The portions 23 of the flap 11 which are folded inwardly are connected to the neck bandl 12 at a line of stitching 24, which line curves from the upper edges of the tongues 14 and 15 t-o the fold 22 at the back of the collar. The supplementary flapslS are secured by the line of stitching 24 which connects the outer flap tothe neck band.

It will be readily seen from the drawings that since the upper portions of the neck band are not connected by the tongues that they will be free to move outwardly and carry with them the upper portions of the outer flap 11. In fact in laundrying the collars, these upper portions designated 19 may be given a slight outward turn as indicated in the drawings, in order to provide additional room and prevent the wearers larynx from coming in contact with the edges or corners of the collar. With fold collars of the usual type, when the head is bent forward a certain tightness at thethroat is experienced which is caused by the rigid up-k per edge of .the collar pressing against the Copies of this patent may be' obtained vfor In putting on the collar great easeis eX- perienced for the reason that after the tongue 14 has been secured inposition, the

front of the collar-may beconveniently opened to allow the easy insertion and fastening of the tongue 15 by merely raising and at the rsame time pulling forward the lower corner of the outer fold, as Vindicated in Fig. 3. This movement of the collar enables the tongue 15 to befastened without ,bending or straining-the same, so that the life of the collar is considerably'prolonged. In fastening the tongue 15 into place, the

triangular opening 2O is placed over the collar button and the tonguev drawnl downwardly, so that the shank of the buttonslips l easily into the eye 21. i When the tongue is in position under the-Hap 18, itwill be prevented from rising and slipping` oif the collarbutton. When the corners 19 of the collar are bentvoutwardly there isv no `appreciable stress thrown on the tongue 15 as the movement of the corners' is more for-Y edges of the upper portion of said outer flap `being parallel, and the opposingyedges of the upper portion of said vinner iiap being separated a gradually increasing distance from the upper edge of the collar tothe up-y n' per edge of said'tongues.` p

'In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.k

l RICHARD MONTGOMERY RODDEN.

Witnesses: i

STUART R.W. ALLEN, G. M. MORELAND.'

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, ILC. 

